Kate Cross (born 3 October 1991) is an experienced England Women international cricketer and right-arm fast-medium bowler known for her ability to swing the ball. Debuting in 2013, she has over 100 ODI wickets and was the first woman accepted into the Lancashire Academy. She is a key player for England, Lancashire, and Sunrisers Leeds in The Hundred 2026.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 38 | List A | June 13, 2026 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 104.17 |
| Lancashire Women vs Hampshire Women · Match 26 | Women T20 | June 9, 2026 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 157.14 |
| The Blaze Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 23 | Women T20 | June 7, 2026 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Essex Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 18 | Women T20 | May 31, 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Surrey Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 2 | Women T20 | May 22, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Surrey Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 34 | List A | May 16, 2026 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 38 | List A | June 13, 2026 | 10 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.70 |
| Lancashire Women vs Hampshire Women · Match 26 | Women T20 | June 9, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.33 |
| The Blaze Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 23 | Women T20 | June 7, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.75 |
| Essex Women vs Lancashire Women · Match 18 | Women T20 | May 31, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Lancashire Women vs Somerset Women · Match 13 | Women T20 | May 29, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Lancashire Women vs The Blaze Women · Match 8 | Women T20 | May 25, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECB Women's One-Day Cup 2026 | LISTA | Apr 11, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026 | 109 | 118 | 12 | 0 | 92.37 |
| The Hundred Womens 2025 | WOMENT100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| India Women tour of England 2025 | WOMENODI | Jun 28, 2025 - Jul 22, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vitality Blast Women 2025 | WOMENT20 | May 29, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| West Indies Women tour of England 2025 | WOMENODI | May 21, 2025 - Jun 6, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Women's County Championship T20 2025 | WOMENT20 | May 5, 2025 - May 27, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECB Women's One-Day Cup 2026 | LISTA | Apr 11, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026 | 70 | 6 | 307 | 13 | 4/38 | 4.39 |
| The Hundred Womens 2025 | WOMENT100 | Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 32.3 | 1 | 211 | 15 | 3/31 | 6.49 |
| Vitality Blast Women 2025 | WOMENT20 | May 29, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 22 | 0 | 159 | 9 | 3/21 | 7.23 |
| West Indies Women tour of England 2025 | WOMENODI | May 21, 2025 - Jun 6, 2025 | 22 | 0 | 105 | 3 | 1/15 | 4.77 |
| Women's County Championship T20 2025 | WOMENT20 | May 5, 2025 - May 27, 2025 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 2/27 | 6.14 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup Women Division I 2025 | LISTA | Apr 23, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 140.1 | 11 | 629 | 15 | 3/47 | 4.49 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 8 | 13 | 58 | 153 | 16 | 6.4400 | 37.9000 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 59 | 28 | 191 | 286 | 29 | 10.6100 | 66.7800 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3.0000 | 50.0000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 8 | 16 | 244.00 | 1464 | 768 | 25 | 30.7200 | 3.1400 | 58.5000 | 4/63 | 6/70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 59 | 58 | 444.30 | 2667 | 2001 | 79 | 25.3200 | 4.5000 | 33.7000 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| T20I | 16 | 16 | 51.20 | 308 | 371 | 11 | 33.7200 | 7.2200 | 28.0000 | 2/18 | 2/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Women vs England Women · 1st ODI | Women ODI | September 7, 2024 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 105.56 |
Lancashire-born Kate Cross started to play cricket from a very young age. She played for the junior Lancashire side at the age of 13 and two years later, she became the first girl to be accepted into the Lancashire Academy. Having made her Lancashire debut in 2005, Cross
has been a regular member of the squad ever since. The first call-up to the national side came in 2011, when Cross was picked for the Ashes. However, she couldn’t make it to the playing XI until 2013, when she made her first appearance for England in a T20I encounter against West Indies. On the same tour, she made her one-day international debut against the Caribbean side and shone in her first outing by scalping four wickets for 51 runs at Barbados. That performance earned her the Player of the Match award.
3.14) in Women's Test matches.
Kate’s father David Cross was a footballer and won the FA Cup with West Ham United in 1980.
Kate’s brother, Robert, played cricket for the Lancashire second XI and is a lawyer. He was also general manager of Lancashire Thunder and Chairman of the Lancashire County Cricket Club Federation. Her sister Jenny also worked for Lancashire Thunder as a physiotherapist.
Cross achieved a 2.1 in her degree in psychology from Leeds University in 2013. She graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2023 with a master’s degree in sports directorship
